Martha J. Daugherty
(1830-1896)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nicholas Biser Jr.

Martha J. Daugherty 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 1830, Virginia 2 5
  • Marriage (1): Nicholas Biser Jr. after 1847
  • Died: 23 September 1896, , Hampshire County, WV at age 66 2

bullet   Another name for Martha was Mary Daugherty.

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1826 and a birth location of Virginia.

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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Western District, Hampshire County, VA on June 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 235, Household 1
Western District, Hampshire County, Virginia, United States
Martha Bizer..34..VA
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1830, then her age should have been 29 or 30.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Cabin Run District, Mineral County, WV on 9 July 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 3, Dwelling 22, Household 22
Cabin Run Township, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States
Martha Biser..42..VA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 7 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1830, then her age should have been 40 instead of 42.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Cabin Run District, Mineral County, WV on June 1880. 5

1880 US Census
Page 95C, Roll 1408
Cabin Run, Mineral County, West Virginia
Martha Biser...Self..50..WV..Managing Farm..Widowed
Martin Biser..Son..20..WV
Isaac Biser..Son..17..WV
Daniel Biser..Son..14..WV
John Biser..Son..12..WV
Ida J. Biser..Granddaughter..7..WV
Mertie M. Biser..Granddaughter..5..WV

(Martha was widowed and living with 4 sons, and 2 granddaughters.)

NOTE - Ida J. and Mertie M. Biser were listed as "granddaughters" of Martha Biser. Since Martha had only one daughter, therefore their mother must be Mary Biser. Unfortunately, she was not listed anywhere in the 1880 census and there appears to be no other information about her.
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Martha married Nicholas Biser Jr., son of Nicholas Biser and Susan Arnold, after 1847. (Nicholas Biser Jr. was born in 1823 in , Hampshire County, VA 3 4 and died on 4 April 1872 in , Mineral County, WV 2 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Western District, Hampshire County, VA on June 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 235, Household 1
Western District, Hampshire County, Virginia, United States
Nicholas Bizer..36..VA
Martha Bizer..34..VA
Jackson Bizer..9..VA
Edward Bizer..8..VA
Mary C Bizer..6..VA
William H. Bizer..2..VA
Martin Bizer..1..VA
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Cabin Run District, Mineral County, WV on 9 July 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 3, Dwelling 22, Household 22
Cabin Run Township, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States
Nicholas Biser..47..VA..Farmer
Martha Biser..42..VA..Keeping House
Jackson Biser..18..VA..Works on farm
Edward Biser..17..VA..Works on farm
Mary C. Biser..16..VA..At home
Martin Biser..10..VA..At home
Isaac Biser..8..VA
Daniel Biser..6..WV
John Biser..3..WV
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Sources


1 James A. Mayhew, World Family Tree Vol. 003, Ed. 1, Tree #4129 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: February 9, 1996).

2 Don & Jeanine Hartman, "FamilyHart Database," database(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=familyhart : accessed 3 Oct 2014).

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Western District, Hampshire County, Virginia, United States, p. 235, family 1, Nicholas Biser and Martha J. Daugherty; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Cabin Run Township, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, p. 3, dwelling 22, family 22, Nicholas Biser and Martha J. Daugherty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Cabin Run, Mineral County, West Virginia, p. 95C, Martha Daugherty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1408.

6 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 11 Mar 2015), Name: Nicholas Biser; Event Date: 04 Apr 1872; Event Place: Mineral Co., West Virginia.


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